1
as in prevailed
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed
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as in delighted
to feel or express joy or triumph
the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field
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Recent Examples of triumphed
But Carolina triumphed in the three-way tiebreaker, by virtue of its better overall record against the other first-place teams.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
With victory in north London, Littler now takes a 4-3 lead in his head-to-head with Van Veen, having first triumphed against him at the Youth World Championship final in November 2023.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The Lhasa Apso triumphed over six other group-winning dogs in the Best in Show round to emerge as the champion.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Family films flourished, video game adaptations triumphed, and superheroes flew too close to the sun.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Yet McNamara triumphed in many of these power struggles, and in doing so put his stamp on the office to a greater extent than any secretary of defense before him or since.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That allowed Adams to bypass the Democratic primary, in which Mamdani triumphed over Cuomo.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Mikie Sherrill, a Navy veteran and ex-prosecutor, triumphed in New Jersey.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry packed on the PDA while celebrating after the Los Angeles Dodgers triumphed over the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
With victory in north London, Littler now takes a 4-3 lead in his head-to-head with Van Veen, having first triumphed against him at the Youth World Championship final in November 2023.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The Lhasa Apso triumphed over six other group-winning dogs in the Best in Show round to emerge as the champion.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Family films flourished, video game adaptations triumphed, and superheroes flew too close to the sun.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Yet McNamara triumphed in many of these power struggles, and in doing so put his stamp on the office to a greater extent than any secretary of defense before him or since.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
That allowed Adams to bypass the Democratic primary, in which Mamdani triumphed over Cuomo.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Mikie Sherrill, a Navy veteran and ex-prosecutor, triumphed in New Jersey.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry packed on the PDA while celebrating after the Los Angeles Dodgers triumphed over the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphed
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With president of baseball and business operations Derek Falvey in charge, the Twins have gone to arbitration hearings three times and the team has prevailed each time (Kyle Gibson in 2018, José Berríos in 2020 and Nick Gordon 2024).—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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San Jose has prevailed in five of its last six outings, including Tuesday’s win over Columbus.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The back-to-back away victories to start 2026, to add to the goalless draw ground out at Ipswich Town in November in the only other league outing missed by Moore this season, understandably left Wrexham manager Parkinson delighted.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster These two power performers delighted fans with their real-life connection, blending Broadway and movie star appeal into their romance.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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The Bruins won for the fifth time in six games despite going 0 for 6 on the power play a day after beating the Rangers 10-2.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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One Battle After Another led the show's nominations with nine in total, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and nods for his costars Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Teyana Taylor, who won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Elon Musk exulted in swinging his chainsaw.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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The duo exulted in success and strove to support a young family in a fickle industry.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Triumphed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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